
2 February 2018
The complete 9a+ to 9c list and the progress
99boulders.com has together with Willis Kuelth created the complete 9a+ to 9c statistics, including a diagram showing the great progress. In total we are talking 69 9a+, 7 9a+/b, 24 9b, 2 9b/+, 3 9b+ and Silence 9c. In total 69 climbers are listed, including Margo Hayes, Anak Verhoeven and Angela Eiter. Noteworthy is that 92 % of the ascents have been done in Europe, with a concentration around Lleida in Spain. Here are the most repeated.
19 La Rambla - FA Ramon Julian Puigblanque
18 Papichulo - FA Chris Sharma
15 Biographie - FA Chris Sharma
11 Thor's Hammer - FA Adam Ondra
05 Chilam Balam (9b) - FA Bernabe Fernandez
Alex Huber's Open Air from 1996 is listed to be the first 9a+ because of Adam Ondra's upgrade and probably also due to that Huber having said it should be due to the grade inflation. It should be mentioned that grades are subjective and there just might be some further up- and down grades that can change the list. Currently Ondra has done 23 of the 30 listed 9b or harder.
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Janja Garnbret has added another milestone to her remarkable climbing career by becoming the first woman to climb Bibliographie (9b+) in Cรฉรผse, one of the hardeโฆ
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Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ



